@book{1323, keywords = {Roman Catholics, Pennsylvania oil rush, William C. McCarthy (1820-1900), Temperance Movement, hospitality industry, Italian Americans, riverboats, Ben Hogan's Floating Palace of Pleasure, attorneys, judges, Irish Americans, boxing, Ben Hogan (1841-1916), sex workers, gambling, oil industry, police, mayors, Protestants}, author = {John L. Young}, title = {From Pithole to Paradise: How the Wickedest Man in the World Found God}, abstract = {A biographical novel about Benedict "Ben" Hogan, a legendary outlaw during Western Pennsylvania’s oil rush.}, year = {2012}, pages = {277 p.}, publisher = {Windy Knoll Books}, address = {Russell, PA}, language = {English}, }